Category Archives: Thermic Effect of Food (TEF)

Forced Calorie Restriction: More Evidence of Metabolic Damage

Posted on November 16, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Forced Calorie restrictive diets that attempt to coerce the body into accepting a lower level of fat mass are dangerous and do not work. That they cause metabolic damage is well evidenced in the scientific literature. Such dietary regimens are … Continue reading →

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Thermic Effect of Food Blunted in Vegetarians?

Posted on August 18, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he thermic effect of food (TEF) is the increase in body heat produced following a meal. This can be measured in a laboratory setting and gives some indication as to the amount of energy that the body is prepared to … Continue reading →

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More on Resting Metabolic Rate and the Thermic Effect of Food

Posted on July 28, 2013 by Robert Barrington

The resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the amount of calories oxidised at rest. The thermic effect of food (TEF) is the amount of heat produced postprandially. The RMR and the TEF are interesting because evidence suggests that alterations to these … Continue reading →

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Obesity is a Metabolic Disorder: More Evidence

Posted on May 26, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he thermic effect of food (TEF) is the rise in body temperature in response to energy intake. Following a meal, body temperature rises as the oxidation of lipids and glucose progresses. This increase in temperature can be measured directly to … Continue reading →

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Forced Energy Restriction: Goodbye Muscle, Hello Weight Regain

Posted on April 29, 2013 by Robert Barrington

Despite realms of scientific evidence suggesting a lack of efficacy, the mainstream medical community continues to dogmatically propagate the myth that forced energy restriction is the treatment of choice for obesity. The purpose of forced energy restriction diets is to … Continue reading →

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Energy Utilisation: Defective in Obesity

Posted on April 24, 2013 by Robert Barrington

t has been shown that obese individuals have an inability to correctly utilise energy from ingested food. This is as a result of the insulin resistance that is a probably cause of weight gain in the obesity disease. In such … Continue reading →

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Resting Metabolic Rate in Obesity

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Robert Barrington

he resting metabolic rate (RMR) is the energy required when at rest. In other words, it is the energy required by the body for normal metabolic function, with no skeletal muscle work output. The RMR contributes the largest proportion of … Continue reading →

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Thermic Effect Of Food Blunted in Obesity

Posted on April 19, 2013 by Robert Barrington

vidence suggests that obesity is by a metabolic dysfunction of the insulin receptor that induces physiological abnormalities in lipid and glucose metabolism. These changes results in an inability of the body to correctly utilise food for work output in skeletal … Continue reading →

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Meal Patterns and the Thermic Effect of Food

Posted on June 25, 2012 by Robert Barrington

The thermic effect of food is the increase in heat production up to eight hours following a meal, that results from the metabolism of macronutrients to form a storage substrates or a usable form of fuel. Therefore the thermic effect … Continue reading →

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